sweet928

I am toying with the idea of putting a storage car lift in my garage. I saw an ad recently and a light bulb went off. I have high ceilings in my two car garage and instead of leaving one car outside all summer and storing the 928 in the winter across town...why not get one of these lifts? I checked around online and was pleasantly surprise that they are not as expensive as I thought. Seems a basic one is 2k shipped. Not bad considering I can now keep all my cars inside and still enjoy looking at my 928 every day all year round.

Anyone know anything about these lifts and pros/cons. I plan to call some sellers Monday, but have no clue who is good, who is bad, what is good, what is bad.

Any advice or first hand experience would be much appreciated.

Dave Sz.

https://rennlist.com/forums/search.php?searchid=4576665

Search the forums for "lift", there has beeen previous discussions.

cold_beer839

I bought my 2-post lift from Eagle Equipment and was pleased with the product and service.

They have their lifts on sell right now.

http://www.eagleequip.com/page/EE/CTGY/LI-SS

jcorenman

This is our Bend-Pak (with a rolling jack), costs a bit more than some but for this sort of equipment "Made-in-USA" seemed attractive.

sweet928

Nice.
1. How is the unit secured to the floor? I can't see the corners.
2. How hard is set up/assembly?
3. Does it run off regular 120v outlet?
4. Is it tight driving in and out between the risers?

pcar928fan

I want a single arm lift...a couple of them actually... Maybe some day!

danglerb

A lot of pro quality used lifts are available cheap with dealership closures etc.

Most people prefer a drive on lift for storage.

LOTS of good threads and pictures of lifts at Garage Journal forums.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=4080

Why a single arm lift, don't they block access to most of the bottom? Might as well have a scissor lift (what I have).

jcorenman

Gravity. There are bolt-holes in the base-plates but securing it to the floor is not required. (One of the options for most 4-post lifts is a set of casters to allow the whole lift to be moved around when the ramps are down). We just put a foot-square piece of 1/8" neoprene under each baseplate and marked it on the floor, it stays put.

A 2-post lift needs to be bolted down, we didn't want to do that because the floor has radiant heat. (If we were capable of advanced planning then that would not have been an issue. But I think I still prefer the 4-post lifts).
It came crated/banded, Sue and I got it set up and assembled in 2-3 hours with an engine-host and a sturdy dolly to move the parts around.
This one is 240V/20A, 120V was an option and just takes longer to lift.
This is Bend-Pak's standard-width lift, 928's fit fine with a few inches on either side. It needs care but we haven't ripped the mirrors off yet.

Most manufacturers also make a wider version which would be a good idea if your plans include significantly larger rear wheels or other vehicles (for example we found that a Ford E350 van won't fit our lift, I don't think Louie's GT would fit either).

Cheers,

Gtaebr

If you have any leaks car below gets it. Drip trays are available and a good idea.

JG928S4

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10080348-48.html


And these are wide cars...

jcorenman

Leaks? Why would there be any leaks??

Nope, no leaks here...

depami

Hey jcorenman,

Nice looking lift of cars. I only have a 108 inch ceiling. Would that be enough for your cars?

Thanks,

Depami

Stephencs601

Check out a Kwik Lift. Two ramps you drive on and lift the back. Great to get car off the ground and work under safetly. It raises the car about 4 feet off the ground. The best thing is, you can move this where ever you want it.

danglerb

4 feet? More like 18" isn't it?

108" ceiling sounds like enough to stack two 928's, but raising a car 5 feet is a bit of an awkward height to work under it, a bit lower and working from a rolling stool isn't bad.

Tass 928

Can you take a dimension to the top of the top car? I have an asymetric two- post but it is a pain to use as a storage lift. I am considering a 4 poster as a pure storage rack in another room of my garage.
thx
tass